The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-08
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Short Meeting YesterIay-lsoutluo Bus,.
3siE' 5f moss Tranyncted. H7is


55is moss Transacted. nd
The Board OF County Commissioners
met In regular monthly aossion yesterday,
with all the membsrs present but Mr..
speidsl. Mr.. Stein later excused himself
and left to atteud q funeral. Thsre was
little Of special interea. in the meeting.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan reported
that be had examined the now health law,
and that he believed under the law the
County Board OF Health had no jurisdic.
tlon over the territory embraced within
the city. limits, as the city charter gave
the Council control OF all such mst,ero
BE reported slso that while the lay 70.
qutrsd the Board to provido for the nav.
nent Of the County Physician an annual
oalary, there wes no provision for any
compensation to the other members OF the
Board except for their actual expsnaes.
he had asked the City Solicitor when he
would be ready to consult upon the mat.
ter ol joint jurisdiction oi the Board Of
Commissioners and City Council, re.
fer1ed to the two legal representatives,
and the Solicitor said he did not propose
to deliver lecture on law. z} is!I'.1'-i
Il. 3. Thornburg WAS appointed on mo.
ton to vacancy In the Office OF Constable
for Triadelphis district. 555f A. 81.
The resignation OF Road Supervisor
Wolf, OF the Oaldwell's run road, IVES de.
ferred till the next meeting. There has
been q good deal OF obstructing OF Ills
road, and when he attempts to enforce the
Law there Ia SO much kicking that bis lifs
is made a burden. Tho general expres.
sion Was that tho county conld not afford
TO lose Mr.: VOLTS services. 81
Z. The 1esidenta in the vicinity OF the
county road through the farmc oi Thso.
dore Wolf and Mrs.: Bell, iu Liberty dis.
ttlcs, pstttioned to hsve il closed. Il Ia
but tbroo quarters Of mi!s long, and lit.
Gle uaad, If OF all. The petition was "a.
ferred to special committee consisting OF
Mesars. Tyler, Nichol aud Rohyig. !, Il a
A communication wa read from Dr.,
Harris. ot tie State Board OF Health, aok !.
ing that the Commissioners make some
provision for the frse vaccination Of the
poor. The matter VAS reiersed TO the
Committee on Poor. HOUSE and Farm. I
The recommendation of the County
Roasd OF Health that County Health
Officer Myers be paid 5000 ealary a year
was allowed to remain on the table. 3 4
John Burma petitioued that the Board
pay him SS7. on hia old account in .he
matter OF the Fsviky railroad /; referred to
the Oammitteo on Finance. sl ssSt.l.E,l
:. The Committee on Poor House and
Farm was authorized to cell the heavy
team OF horses at the Inirmsry md buy a
lighter and more suitable team. I'll
On recommendation OF the Committee
on Court House end Jail bills agsreatine
saf0 20 were ordered paid Poor House
and Farm, 81, ,b05 49, - u
superintendent Creighton repostad 52
inmates OF tho In6rmary, Of whom 81 ar o
white males, Is white sesnsleg, colo,sd ie :
males 2, 5,,,g 3sis. EE5i5Ii. = .H'"-l'Tsl
Tho Committee on Roads and Bridces
recommended the payment of bills apgre-
eating s.. .233 90, which were ordered paid.
"a recommendation Of the Comm,.,ee
on Finance, blila amounting to NS757, 79
wore ordorod paid ont Of tho county fund
and Sl5 10 out OF the general school fund, ,
IL was ordered that Sheriff Handlsn Bio
credited with 81. .472 9S, county orders
paid by him. Sheriff uaadlan reported a
balance IN hia hands in all OF S5S, ,GG5 %. ),
Thonas D. Bennett wss appointed to
tIl vacancy in tie Office Of constable ior
Webster district. q -, -,
On Recommendation Of the Committee
the Superintendent Of the Initmary was
authorized to buy q light spring wagon. L
A natural gss lamp was ordered to be
played 10 front of, the Bethany pike toll
house, and gas to 4bs placed in the toll
house; The old kerosene lamp recently
The Board adjourned bsiore l2 o'clock.